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Digest of 1st Persona 3 film also scheduled to air during program Atlus announced on Sunday that it will hold a live stream session titled "Dark Hour TV ~Persona Hour~" on Niconico on May 2 in anticipation of the premiere of the second Persona 3 f...

The June issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine is announcing the cast and staff of the upcoming Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama (The Prince of Tennis II) original video anime (OVA) on Friday. Junko Minagawa will return as Ryoma Echizen, Daisuke Ono wil...

It has been reported that Japanese publishers Kadokawa have acquired From Software, the developers of the popular Dark Souls and Armored Core series. Gamebiz shares more on the acquisition. According to the report, Kadokawa's purchase of From So...

While Nintendo's president and CEO Satoru Iwata will be facing a crucial challenge later this year, Iwata took time to speak with Diamond. jp about how he'll be carrying on the will of the late president Hiroshi Yamauchi on how Nintendo should alw...

Among the "only in Japan" Hello Kitty items, probably the most specific possible are the traditional lucky charms. Photographed here are several hagoita, rectangular wooden paddles usually sold around the New Year as good luck charms.

Spider-Man senior editor Nick Lowe confirmed in the Spider-Verse panel at this year's C2E2 event that Toei's Spiderman will make an appearance in the Spider-Verse crossover event! For those who are not updated on comic books, the Spider-Verse even...

I'm going to go ahead and apologize in advance for all the pain this post causes those in the west who have been hungering for Phantasy Star Online 2 for what seems like an eternity. It's still not on the way, but a simplified version called Phant...

Even with the scheduled premiere of Sailor Moon Crystal just a few months away, the producers of the upcoming anime have been extremely guarded with information regarding the newest version of Japan's most successful magical girl series ever.

"Oathkeeper" Butterflies - butterflies, everywhere. . . At this point, I would say everyone watching Game of Thrones (apart from Benioff and Weiss and George R. R. Martin - and I'm not even 100% sure about him) - is pretty much in the same boat.

In 2012, Odakyu Hakone Highway Bus Company, which operates bus service to the mountain town Hakone, ran a Neon Genesis Evangelion-themed bus. Hakone corresponds to the anime series' Tokyo-3, a new version of Tokyo built there after an apocalypse d...

Gokukoku no Brynhildr - 04 Don't worry, Saori - I'm sure it's just a cold. Sometimes you just have to accept that what entertains you entertains you, and that's where I am with Gokukoku no Brynhildr. I could spend all day theorizing on just how ...

Publisher Prototype have announced that Key's acclaimed Visual Novel Clannad will be releasing on the PlayStation Vita this Summer. The game's release on Sony's newest handheld console is to mark the 10th anniversary of the series.

With Idolmaster: One For All's release drawing close, some of the final details to surface along with the latest trailer include a glimpse at the DLC idols from Cinderella Girls who will also be making an appearance.

Originally announced for a May release, Love Live! School Idol Paradise is now scheduled July 24th. Kadowa has posted a new preview of this Vita game, developed by Dingo, the folks behind the Hatsune Miku: Project Diva games and Persona 4: Dancin...

As we all know, Stan Lee tried pitching Super Sentai in TV networks in the United States back in the 80's. Just recently, an old newspaper article has surfaced online revealed that Lee tried bringing Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan in the United States b...

A "super important" Persona announcement will be made on May 2nd, Atlus said on Sunday. (Thanks, Anime News Network) On May 2nd, Atlus will hold a live stream session titled "Dark Hour TV ~Persona Hour" as part of the promotional campaign for Pe...

Baby Steps - 04 Baby Steps really is a series of paradoxes, and I'm not sure that will serve it well (no pun intended) in reaching its audience. There's definitely a Yin and Yang quality to the two Sunday supper sports anime this season, and it's...

Apr. 28. 2014 Sponsored links Kurikamaki officially announced that they changed their name to Ayumikurikamaki. This decision was taken after the join of the new member Ayumi who is going to start her activities with the other members of Kurikamaki...

The Irregular at Magic High School Episode 4 And so we continue to get more introductory material. What They Say: Episode 04: "Enrollment Part IV" Mibu meets with Tatsuya at a cafe. She thanks him for defusing the brawl between her and Kirihara pe...

At this weekend's Nico Nico Chokaigi 3 convention, the new cast for the new Sailor Moon anime, Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal, is announced. More importantly, it's getting a release date of July 5th.

The Arashi members started off talking about the guests right away in this episode of VS Arashi (VS 嵐). The guest team this time is a prefecture team from Miyagi, but the key is a deep rivalry between Aiba-kun and one of the guest team's members.

Selective Hearing's News Roundup Greg April 27th, 2014 NEWS Nogizaka46's Ikuta Erika has announced that she will not be participating in the group's new single, as well as activities accompanying the new release.